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Kauai dairy offers $11K for goat kill information

HONOLULU >> An $11,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for killing a Kauai goat.

Louisa Wooten of Kauai Kunana Dairy found the goat dead in a pasture on Friday. The Wooten family said in a statement they believe the goat was killed between sunset Thursday and sunrise on Friday.

Sunglasses, unspent shotgun shells and a Winchester hunting knife were found at the scene.

The family says the goat named Kaitlyn was two weeks away from giving birth to two kids. The animal generated $7,000 in annual income for the family.

The dairy located in Kilauea on Kauai’s north shore has a milking herd of about 30 goats, and 60 goats overall. The farm specializes in artisan goat cheese and goat milk products.

 

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